Friday, September 28, 2012

Send Me A Sign Blog Tour, Book Review and Guest Post!

Synopsis:Mia is always looking
for signs. A sign that she should get serious with her soccer-captain
boyfriend. A sign that she’ll get the grades to make it into an
Ivy-league school. One sign she didn’t expect to look for was:
“Will I survive cancer?” It’s a question her friends would never
understand, prompting Mia to keep her illness a secret. The only one who
knows is her lifelong best friend, Gyver, who is poised to be so much
more. Mia is determined to survive, but when you have so much going your
way, there is so much more to lose. From debut author Tiffany Schmidt
comes a heart-wrenching and ultimately uplifting story of one girl’s
search for signs of life in the face of death.

About The Author:

Tiffany Schmidt grew up in
Massachusetts where she spent a significant part of her childhood
getting into mischief and sitting in the naughty chair. All those time
outs turned out to be a blessing; they forced her to sit still long
enough to hone her storytelling skills. Her audience was the family dog.

She
now lives in Pennsylvania with her saintly husband and impish twin
boys. She's repped by Joe Monti at Barry Goldblatt Literary. She still
gets into mischief, she still has dogs, and she still tells stories. She
very much hopes you like them.

Guest Post: I am so excited to have Tiffany here today! She was kind enough to stop by and answer a question from me that I just had to ask her,Do you believe in signs and if so, what are some that you have had that have affected your life?Below is her answer:

See,
here’s the thing. I’m not a superstitious person.

After
writing SEND ME A SIGN, I feel like that needs to be confessed in a
whisper… but I’m not a 17-year-old, blonde, cheerleader either. I
don’t feel guilty about that.

I
think it’s because I feel like I should
be superstitious. I’m an imaginative person; my job involves
inventing people and convincing myself and readers that they’re
realistic. I had a zillion imaginary friends when I was little. I
believed in Santa long after my peers had moved on…and I let go of
holiday characters one at a time. “The Easter Bunny too?” “Not
the tooth fairy!” “Wait, does this mean that Mickey Mouse…”

And
have I mentioned how susceptible I am to being permanently scared by
things that scare me? I still insist on sleeping with my closet door
shut (thank you, Poltergeist) and My Buddy and dolls similar to this
will NEVER be allowed in my house (thank you, commercials for Chucky…
I don’t think I’ve ever actually seen the movie).

So,
I should
be superstitious, right?

But
I’m not.

I
had a Magic 8 Ball when I was little, but my favorite thing to do
with it was shake it until the viewing window was filled with
bubbles. Eventually I cracked it open to see what was inside – it’s
not *magic*—it’s blue liquid that stains and a 20-sided answer
thingamabob.

My
sister had a rabbit’s foot. I did not think it was lucky. I thought
it was terrifying.
I was convinced that somewhere out in our woods was a 3-legged,
angry, bright purple rabbit.

I
thought pennies on the sidewalk were fabulous—I still do! Free
money! But I’ve never stopped to inspect whether they were head or
tails side up before I pocketed them.

My
reaction to spilled salt is to sweep it up—throwing more over my
shoulder just means more to clean.

I
don’t have the patience to look for four-leaf clovers.

Cats
are fabulous and things to cuddle—I don’t care what color they
are.

And
if I find a ladder, my immediate focus is can
I climb it?—if
that involves walking beneath it, so what?

…But,
having said all this, if SEND ME A SIGN had released on a Friday the
13th,
that
would have made me just a little bit nervous.

Thank you so much Tiffany for being here today and for answering my question, it was a pleasure to get to know you better and to read your book!Send Me a Sign comes out October 2 and this is one book you don't want to miss!! My Thoughts and Review on Send Me a Sign:When I first started reading this I
couldn't help but feel as if the story was familiar, almost like I
had read it before, but of course, that couldn't be because this is
an ARC and it hasn't even been released yet.

As the story progressed, I realized why
it seemed so familiar. It has a lot of similarities to another book I
read earlier this year. Similar but not the same (which is a relief).

Both books were about a cheerleader
with leukemia, both heart felt and both managed to bring out a
rainbow of emotions in me.

I really do love it when a story can
manage to bring so many thoughts, feelings and emotions out in the
reader. It truly is a sign (no pun intended) of a good storyteller.

I really loved Mia. She was a strong
brave character and I had to admire her for that. I wouldn't want to
be in her situation and make the choices that she did have to make,
no matter what age I was. Cancer is never easy, not on anyone and she
handled it well, she really did.

She not only was dealing with issues
all teenagers have with trying to find themselves and where they fit
into the world but she was fighting a horrible illness as well.

Gyver, Ryan, Hil, really this book was
chalked full of wonderful characters.

This was a great coming of age story
that will warm your heart, make you cry with joy and with sadness and
leave you wanting more.

I so did not want this one to end.

I give this one 4 Stars!

A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I read another review for this and it sounds good! Cancer books are so emotional though and lately I have started feeling like I really need to read more fluff. But when I'm ready for a serious book I will keep this one in mind!

Ahh cancer book! It seems like there have been a lot of those this year, definitely not my favorite topic, but it brought out "a rainbow of emotions in you" well I like that. What a fun guest post and I agree with her, I am not superstitious I don't leave closet doors open or throw salt over my shoulder, but that doesn't mean I don't wonder!

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I am a full time mom and avid reader. When I am not playing dress up or chasing down lost toys and wrestling with the never ending pile of laundry, I read. Actually, I read whenever I get the chance. I love many different genres and would have a hard time choosing just one favorite book. And yes I really am obsessed with books, in fact I might be a book hoarder. Thankfully I have a Kindle and no one is the wiser to my vastly growing collection of books.